Sixth Grade Battle of the Books

1…are the letters of the alphabet represented by animals such as Ant, Bear, Cat, Deer, Elk and Fox?

1. ANSWER:

Code Talker By Joseph Bruchac

2…does a mother and daughter communicate by placing coded messages in the newspaper?

2. ANSWER:

The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer

3…does a girl write letters to a soldier, who later dies from dysentery?

3. ANSWER:

Time Enough for Drums by Ann Rinaldi

4…are the windows of a police car painted black?

4. ANSWER:

Hoot by Carl Hiaasen

5…is a boy not allowed to visit a town because he did not get his permission note signed?

5. ANSWER:

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

6…is a character’s father the principal at his high school?

6. ANSWER:

The Ghost of Lizard Light by Elvira Woodruff

7…does the main character take some straws from the kitchen broom and twine them into a Star of David?

7. ANSWER:

Letters from Rifka by Karen Hesse

8…does a character dream of owning a big ranch someday?

8. ANSWER:

Riding Freedom by Pam Munoz

9…does a character see himself on a screen that makes his face look as big as a truck?

9. ANSWER:

The Million Dollar Shot by Dan Gutman

10…is “paraplegic” erased and “cripple” written?

10. ANSWER:

The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg

11…does the character face the challenge of getting inside a half-submerged object?

11. ANSWER:

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

12…does a character crack a fairy code?

12. ANSWER:

Artemis Fowl by E. Colfer

13…does a character carry his sister’s necklace in his pocket because he planned to place it at the top of a mountain?

13. ANSWER:

Three Cups of Tea by S.L. Thompson

14…has a character flown an airplane for the first time?

14. ANSWER:

Escaping the Giant Wave by Pet Kehret

15…is a third child illegal?

15. ANSWER:

Among the Hidden by Margaret Paterson Haddix

16…does a girl bite a hole in a bicycle tire?

16. ANSWER:

Hoot by Carl Hiaasen

17…is an airplane nicknamed “Washing Machine Charlie”?

17. ANSWER:

Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac

18…are two children tied up in the hull of a boat?

18. ANSWER:

The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer

19….does a character have a slight dustmite allergy??

19. ANSWER:

Artemis Fowl by E. Colfer

20…does the main character take care of a Polish baby whose mother had died?

20. ANSWER:

Letters from Rifka by Karen Hesse

21…does a knife provide an answer to an unsolved mystery?

21. ANSWER:The Ghost of Lizard Light by Elvira Woodruff

22…does a character’s passion for a cause inspire other people to help him raise money?

22. ANSWER:

Three Cups of Tea by S.L. Thompson

23…does a character discover that when he closes his eyes he can see more clearly?

23. ANSWER:

The Million Dollar Shot by Dan Gutman

24…does a boy discover who his Godfather is and wants to go live with him?

24. ANSWER:

Harry Potter and the Prison of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

25…does a character lose everything in a tornado?

25. ANSWER:

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

26…is a girl’s father beaten to death and his shop ransacked?

26. Answer:

Time Enough for Drums by Ann Rinaldi

27…does the main character have in her rucksack her mother’s candlesticks wrapped in her two heavy dresses?

27. ANSWER:

Letters from Rifka by Karen Hesse